There are few sports where split-second improvements are as critical as swimming. A thousandth of a second can be the difference between an Olympic gold medal and “what was the second place guy’s name again?” World records are bettered – or missed – by fractions of a second; highly successful swimming careers are rare and made by talent, commitment and marginal gains. Nobody knows this better than USN ambassador, Cameron van der Burgh. What many don’t know is that while Van der Burgh only became a USN ambassador earlier this year, he was a USN supplement user when he achieved his amazing results at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

USN Ambassador and international body-building veteran, Troy Alves, confirmed at the weekend that even though he’s 46 years old, his competitive career is far from over. The American won the 212-pound and Under Class at the IFFB Europa Show of Champions in Orlando, Florida, USA.